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i originally gave you a bunch of examples of differences WITHIN Chinese/Asian archery. you can imagine the differences east vs. west

the technological differences are pretty obvious (eastern...

honestly, i've never understood why anyone use a wushu blade. they make false blades that have the look and feel of real swords so you could use those for beginners

Stephen Selby is an American but he no longer resides in the US

i can instruct standing archery

i'm close to getting my horse riding certificate and in about two years or so, i should be a...

i'm in boston.

theres an archery range not too far from my house. its a gun club basically but they have their own archery field

i only use cedar shaft heavy arrows imported from hungary. the...

unfortunantly, the forging part of the video is quite short. i would like it if they showed them folding/welding the different steel alloys together (lamination process)

thats good to hear, i'm glad more and more people are interested in this.

however, the book as the author Stephen Selby said, its more about history and technology of Chinese archery than...

this is a short little video from a TV documentary. it shows some of the forging process but it mostly focuses on cutting tests

zhengwutang makes REAL Chinese swords the REAL Chinese way-forged...

actually, no. its not a Kimono. Heian era Kimono designs weren't even close to diverging from the Chinese originals.

the only thing that would indicate its uniquely a Kimono (based on stereotypes,...

don't make me laugh

while the basic fundamentals of archery are essentially the same, Chinese/Asian archery is a whole other world from western archery. everytime i go to the archery range, a big...

i've been doing san shou for quite a while

these rules aren't THAT new

actually, no. people still practice scythian style archery. Korean archery is actually very similar to Scythian style.

widespread practice of Chinese archery is pretty much dying or dead. i'm one...

its not a kimono

its a Han era aristocrat Han Fu

the actress wearing it is Yang Tong Shu and its for the TV drama Han Wu Da Di (based on the life of Emperor Han Wu Di)

where the hell do you...

actually, no. during the warring states, cast iron had replaced bronze tools for centuries. bronze swords were still in use but new alloys were being made

i just hope everyone knows by 100 B.C,...

hmmm no offense gene but the reason i joined was because people on the sword forum were mad at your article about the supposed "wei jia broadsword"(no such thing)

how much ancient weapons or...

warning: if you say these are kimonos, i'll stick an arrow in your eye

educate yourself first with this site on the evolution of Chinese clothing...

i'm a Northerner, i don't drink the garbage that hong kongers pump out and call Chinese liquor

people like stephen selby and myself are working to bring more awareness and interest in Chinese archery and ancient Chinese military culture in general. i've gotten my girlfriend into archery but...

you're referring to steel folding which occurs after laminations and sometimes before or after differential heat treatment. there isn't 100 layers, the varying plates/different steel alloys are...

please click on the diagrams i already posted. if they answer your questions, you're wasting my time trying to re-explain everything

its not different, you were lead to believe so. As was I for a...

oh, forgot to mention

famous Chinese archers or those known for archery skills

1. Yi the archer, Kong Zi(Confucious), Yang Youji, General Li Guang, Emperor Tang Tai Zong, Wang Ju, Lu Bu, Qi Ji...

For the Unitiated, read Chinese Archery by Stephen Selby
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if it struck a blade made out of the same material, would it break?

swords of heterogenous metal alloys are not only incredibly sharp but durible as well, the softer alloys act as a cushion for...

i'd rather someone comment on the grain patterns that result from the sanmei construction/lamination process or the patterns along the blades resulting from differential heat treatments

the...

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